telescope in Viña del Mar List of Messier objects New General Catalogue Messier object List of open clusters "M 41". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques...
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The Messier objects are a set of 110 astronomical objects catalogued by the French astronomer Charles Messier in his Catalogue des Nébuleuses et des Amas...
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children to take up the sport." Messier was born in St. Albert, Alberta, the son of Mary-Jean (Dea) and Doug Messier. He was the second son and third...
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for comets; Messier's list, including Messier 13, eventually became known as the Messier catalog. It is located at right ascension 16h 41.7m, declination...
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 87. Messier 87, SEDS Messier pages ESA/Hubble images of M87 Messier 87 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS...
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Commons has media related to Messier 10. Messier 10, SEDS Messier pages Messier 10, Galactic Globular Clusters Database page Messier 10 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS...
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Andromeda Galaxy (redirect from Messier 31)
Messier 31". Astrophysical Journal. 69: 103–158. Bibcode:1929ApJ....69..103H. doi:10.1086/143167. Baade, Walter (1944). "The Resolution of Messier 32...
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Messier 84 or M84, also known as NGC 4374, is a giant elliptical or lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo. Charles Messier discovered the object...
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Owl Nebula (redirect from Messier Object 97)
known as Messier 97, M97 or NGC 3587) - 239 x 60 second exposure. Outer O-III shell of M97 in a HOO composition Messier object List of Messier objects...
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adapted. List of Messier objects Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 74. NGC 3184 – a similar face-on spiral galaxy Messier 101 – a similar...
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suggestion to assign the galaxy a Messier number was made by Kenneth Glyn Jones in 1967, making it the last member of the Messier List. This galaxy has a morphological...
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to Messier 82. M82, SEDS Messier pages M82 at Chandra SST: Galaxy on Fire! M82 at NASA/IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE ESA/Hubble images of M82 Messier 82...
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Lagoon Nebula (redirect from Messier Object 8)
Stellar Lagoon — ESA/Hubble Photo Release Messier 8, SEDS Messier pages NightSkyInfo.com – M8, the Lagoon Nebula Messier 8, Pete's Astrophotography Gallery Archived...
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related to Messier 39. Messier 39, SEDS Messier pages NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: M39: Open Cluster in Cygnus (12 April 2009) Messier 39 on WikiSky:...
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 29. Messier 29, SEDS Messier pages Messier 29 RGB Image Messier 29 LRGB image – 2 hrs total exposure Lawrence...
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number of niobium. Messier object M41, a magnitude 5.0 open cluster in the constellation Canis Major. The New General Catalogue object NGC 41, a spiral galaxy...
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Omega Nebula (redirect from Messier Object 17)
close-up view of the rose-coloured star forming region Messier 17. List of Messier objects Messier object New General Catalogue "NGC 6618". SIMBAD. Centre...
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Retrieved 9 November 2006. "Messier 94". SEDS Messier Catalog. Retrieved 30 April 2022. "Messier 94: Cat's Eye Galaxy". Messier Objects. 15 August 2015....
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Lynx 07h 38m 08.5s +38° 52′ 55″ 9.06 2422 Messier 47 Open cluster Puppis 07h 37m −14° 29′ 4.4 2437 Messier 46 Open cluster Puppis 07h 42m −14° 49′ 6.3...
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Trifid Nebula (redirect from Messier 20)
Nebula Trifid Nebula seen at different wavelengths List of Messier objects List of nebulae Messier object New General Catalogue Wikipedia Project: Astronomical...
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Charles Messier in 1780. With M66 and NGC 3628, it forms the Leo Triplet, a small close group of galaxies. M65 was discovered by Charles Messier and included...
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Beehive Cluster (redirect from Messier 44)
K2-264 has a two-planet system. List of Messier objects Cancer (Chinese astronomy) List of open clusters Messier object New General Catalogue Open cluster...
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Triangulum Galaxy (redirect from Messier 33)
infall proper into the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). List of galaxies Messier object List of Messier objects New General Catalogue NGC 55 Pisces Dwarf Andromeda-Milky...
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open clusters. In 1654, he identified the objects now designated Messier 41, Messier 47, NGC 2362 and NGC 2451. It was realized as early as 1767 that...
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783' 4.0 Messier 6, Butterfly Cluster 17h 40.1m −32° 13′ Scorpius 487 94 20' 4.2 Messier 7 17h 53.8m −34° 47′ Scorpius 280 224 80' 3.3 Messier 11, Wild...
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Pleiades (redirect from Messier 45)
Pleiades (/ˈpliː.ədiːz, ˈpleɪ-, ˈplaɪ-/), also known as the Seven Sisters and Messier 45, is an asterism of an open star cluster containing young B-type stars...
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Eagle Nebula (redirect from Messier Object 16)
..870...32K. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aaef8c. S2CID 119328315. "Messier 16". SEDS Messier Catalog. Retrieved 21 July 2024. Martin MacPhee (8 July 2014)...
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Orion Nebula (redirect from Messier 42)
Nebula List of diffuse nebulae List of Messier objects Messier 43, which is part of the Orion Nebula Messier 78, a reflection nebula New General Catalogue...
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Crab Nebula (redirect from Messier Object 1)
was independently rediscovered in 1758 by Charles Messier as he was observing a bright comet. Messier catalogued it as the first entry in his catalogue...
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